O's @ Rays - Final Series of the Regular Season

[Taz_Hokie]

Well boys, we're in the playoffs, but that's just not good enough. We need to sweep the Rays under the rug and hope that Boston is feeling chippy and takes at least one from the Yankees (I mean, they can't lose 8 in a row, can they?).

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

check the "how is your team doing" thread please

 

[Taz_Hokie]

Thankfully Chen avoided his usual first inning meltdown.

 

[jeffro151]

Buck left Chen in 1 inning too long.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Just turned the game on to see it go from 1-1 to 4-1 rays... ehhh... hoping for some late inning magic.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

I can't blame Buck for pinch-hitting with Andino at the top of that inning. He's gotta show he still has faith in him for the postseason. But McGee... well, he looked pretty impressive in that inning.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Chris Davis! Well done, man. Rays still lead 5-3 with that 2-run homer.. Madden going to the bullpen.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Orioles with men on 1st and 2nd vs Rodney with nobody out!

 

[jeffro151]

At least we made the 9th interesting.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

True. Even with the loss, it's good for the team to recognize that they're never out of it.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

For the Rays tonight..

Desmond Jennings LF
B.J. Upton CF
Ben Zobrist SS
Evan Longoria 3B
Jeff Keppinger 1B
Matt Joyce RF
Ryan Roberts 2B
Luke Scott DH
Chris Gimenez C

Kinda interested to see how up Luke Scott is for this game..

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Red Sox have taken a 1-0 lead on the yanks.. would love to see that game get rained out after the 5th and make it official..

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Gonzalez strikes out the side...

pitching duel? Have a feeling the ump is gonna be calling a lot of strikes.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Phewwww... thank God.. thought that was a homer for sure.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Well, the O's batters got a chance to see what Shields has to offer tonight first time through. Let's see how they adjust second time through the order.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Boston leading 2-1 top of the 3rd

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Shields pitch count - 29... 93% fastball

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Chris Davis... c'mon, tie Reggie Jackson for that consecutive-game homer streak!

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

YEAHHHHH!!!!

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Jon Lester in a bit of trouble.. man on 1st and 3rd with 1 out up in NY. Sox up 2-1.